Punch Card with Letter of Request
Punch Card with Letter of Request
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- Description
- This letter from Smithsonian curator Bernard Finn to the Defense Document Center is a carbon copy of his 1963 request for copies of military articles. The request was filled by ASTIA (Armed Services Technical Information Agency) in Arlington, VA.
- The cream colored punch card was used by ASTIA to fill the request. It has 90 columns, is marked MACHINEFORM – DO NOT MUTILATE on the left edge, Printed in U.S.A. REMINGTON RAND 0-31963-RI M on the right edge, and ASTIA Form 1 Jul 60 DOCUMENT REQUEST AND RECEIPT on the bottom edge. The card is punched with circular holes as was typical for UNIVAC cards.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- punch card and letter
- maker
- Remington Rand Inc.
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 26.8 cm x 20.3 cm; 10 9/16 in x 8 in
- letter: 26.8 cm x 20.3 cm; 10 9/16 in x 8 in
- card: 8.2 cm x 18.6 cm; 3 7/32 in x 7 5/16 in
- ID Number
- 2017.3122.05
- nonaccession number
- 2017.3122
- catalog number
- 2017.3122.05
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- Science & Mathematics
- Computers & Business Machines
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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